Sec. 1243. Model State criminal law protection for child trafficking victims and survivors
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Section 225(b) of the Trafficking Victims Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 22 U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: protects children exploited through prostitution by including safe harbor provisions that— treat an individual under 18 years of age who has been arrested for engaging in, or attempting to engage in, a sexual act with another person in exchange for monetary compensation as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; prohibit the charging or prosecution of an individual described in subparagraph
(A)for a prostitution offense; require the referral of an individual described in subparagraph
(A)to appropriate service providers, including comprehensive service or community-based programs that provide assistance to child victims of commercial sexual exploitation; and provide that an individual described in subparagraph
(A)shall not be required to prove fraud, force, or coercion in order to receive the protections described under this paragraph; .
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